By 1957, scientists had a significantly more sophisticated understanding of influenza, worrying them that a pandemic similar ...

Bird flu appeared in a Texas dairy farm in March 2024. Havoc has followed on farms and in grocery stores and concerns mount for human health.

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and mammals around the world. And that's a serious risk for human health.

When it comes to the potential of H5N1 avian flu picking up mutations that might lead to human-to-human spread, that "train has already left the station," warns 1 infectious disease expert.

When it comes to the potential of H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu, picking up mutations that may lead to human-to ...

A new variant of H5N1 bird flu, known as D1.1, has been detected in dairy cattle in Nevada. This marks the first time this strain has been found in cows, showing symptoms like coughing and sneezing.

The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) is working to develop an indigenous vaccine against the H5N1 bird flu virus, ...

A version of the virus that's widespread in wild birds had not been detected in cows before. This suggests a continuing risk ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first-ever clinical trials testing pig kidney transplants in people ...

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu.

The first two cases of bird flu on the University of Massachusetts campus were discovered over the weekend of Jan. 18-19 when ...

Local hospitals are now being urged by the CDC to be on the lookout for avian influenza among patients. When children are ...